This week, Scott Thompson at CHML wondered if all this fuss about the return of Conan O’Brien was worth the trouble. Some commentators this week have been suggesting that the old late night formula is tired and irrelevant and O’Brien needs to move on to something new. (Even the Christian Science Monitor has weighed in,
So he didn’t re-invent the wheel. Conan O’Brien delivered pretty much the same show he’s been doing in late night the past 17 years with the launch Monday night of his TBS series Conan. The set looked eerily similar to his Tonight Show digs, even though one was on the Universal lot and the new
The Big Bang Theory still tops in Canada Plenty o’ reruns heading into the November sweeps impacted the weekly hits and misses. Here’s a day-by-day run down of how shows fared across Canada this past week according to overnight 2+ estimates: MONDAY A two hour Dancing with the Stars waltzed off with the top show
As the countdown clock to the right of this post shows, Conan O’Brien is just hours away from being funny again on television. I’ve been a fan of O’Brien for 17 years, ever since he came out of nowhere to establish a presence in late night. I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with him many
David Letterman had one of the rescued Chilean miners on his show Thursday night. If you missed it, stick with the above YouTube clip until Edison Pena gets to his rendition of “Suspicious Minds.” The impromptu Elvis moment, backed by ever ready bandleader Paul Shaffer, was beautiful, real and genuine and illustrates why Letterman has just this past month
Scott Thompson at Hamilton Talk Radio CHML has many questions this week about my October travels to the four “B” letter culture capitols of the world–Burbank, Buenos Aires, Budapest and, of course, Brampton. All together I traveled 24,354 miles or 39,190 kms in October–not counting runs to Etobicoke. Scott seemed concerned about jet lag. His first clue
The Big Three: Tambor, Torn and Shandling It always puzzles me when great TV programs like The Larry Sanders Show sit on the shelf while nostalgia channels like TVTropolis, TV Land Canada or even the new Comedy Gold specialty channel keep showing reruns of Three’s Company year after year. The brilliant Sanders Show in particular has not
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